Originally posted by: Madmadgirl
T its great if it happens frequently as it shows a progressive mindset......if your own cant help you in your time of need, then what is life about??
However the practice here in the UK is unheard of, and maybe because it is not so necessary...but i can tell you this that the misconception people have of NRIs being broadminded and progressive is not always the case, if anything having left their beloved homeland whenever they did, some of these people have frozen it in that time and cannot see or accept the progress that has been made and continue to live in an antiquated manner....
speaking purely from my own experience, I can never imagine my in-laws would be accepting of me applying my earned income in my parent;s direction if they needed it, and they are certainly not alone. There is an expectation,particularly if there are sons, that it should be their responsibilty to support parents and not the daughter's, even today! Disgusting really....
Totally agreed with your analysis of how P working will be read by the TNiwasis.....👍🏼
You know what sometimes how you do what you have to do is very imp. Ask me, I run a one woman show. My husband is not around for nearly seven months in a year and I single handedly look after our only child, a daughter. I stay close to my parents and there is nothing apart from financial help that i don't do for them . Paying the bills, taxes, caliing electricians, plumbers, running errands etc. I don't ask for permission as I don't believe that looking your own parents is a choice. It has to be done. Iam a Bong married to a UP guy so in a tiny way even I had to face that feudal mindset. What makes me diff. from p is that I never drew battlelines. Never shouted out what I intend to do or believe in. I just did it.
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